Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism -The Japan Endocrine Society 2009

• Published in: ENDOCRINE JOURNAL Vol. 58; no. 9; pp. 711 - 721
• Main Authors: Nishikawa, Tetsuo, Omura, Masao, Satoh, Fumitoshi, Shibata, Hirotaka, Takahashi, Katsutoshi, Tamura, Naohisa, Tanabe, Akiyo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japan Endocrine Society 2011
• Subjects: Adrenal vein sampling; Aldosterone - blood; Guidelines; Humans; Hyperaldosteronism - blood; Hyperaldosteronism - diagnosis; Hyperaldosteronism - therapy; Hypertension; Primary aldosteronism; The Japan Endocrine Society

The Japan Endocrine Society (JES) attempted to develop guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism (PA). The Task Force Committee (TFC) was composed of a chair, selected by the JES, and additional experts. Systematic reviews of available evidence for Japanese patients were us...